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LIGHTING-UP TIMS
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TIDE TABU FOR SEPTEMBER
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Wjllmum Temperature 84.B
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Rainfall, . ......................_.............. .07 Inch
Sunshine .................................... 11.7 hours
VOt~ 28—NO. 214
HAMILTON, BERMUDA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1948
MONDAY—JTIUOAY <I> PKR COPY
■ATUSQAY <D PKK COM
Anti-Soviet i Demonstration
Iii ! Berlin;| Russians liFire^lOn
Crow Afjpr Red FlagfTttni -I|om||
Clliwds' \fiew fNewf Animals And
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BERLIN, Sept. 9 (Reuter).—Russian tommy gunners tonight <>
fired into a crowd of Berliners after demonstrators had torn down
thie Soviet flag during an anti-Communist rally a quarter of a million strong in the British sector.
According to German sources two demonstrators climbed to the
top of the Brandenburg Gate from the British side of the sector
boundary and tore down the Russian flag marking the beginning of
Soviet-controlled territory.
A Russian jeep, containing an
officer and two tommy gunners,
who*' had earlier been stoned in
froritv aft the Russian memorial,
drovvwi full speed to the gate.
Th^ two demonstrators had
disappeared into the crowd, hat
one tommy gunner fired forward
as'.$B|.,j£ep drove into the Russian sector and the other fired
backwards into the British sect-
CABiMtf MEETING ON
RERUN CklSIS TODAY
A German civilian died tonight
at a hospital in ttie~4Freneh sector fro.ro shots received during
the demonstrations.
TWO DEAT|p8
The Soviet licensed German
news agency ADN said tonight
that an -east sector policeman—
"wounded by shots"—was reported to have died.
German police of the Berlin
sector stated officially thst the
Gernten who died in hospital was
a 15-year-old boy. Five other
persons, all Germans, had been
admitted to hospitals In the western sectors with gun wounds sustained during tonight's disturbances, the statement added.
Major General Neville Brownjohn, British deputy military
governor, arrived at the Soviet
war memorial shortly after the
shooting to assess the situation.
The senior Russian officer present,
Lieutenant Colonel Banyukin, admitted tint three shots had been
flied. ,..
lie said tbe names of the soldiers responsible would be given
to the British as soon as they had
been ascertained.
Pointing to the crowd of Germans Still standing near the
monument, Colonel Bapyukin
said: "We hold the British authorises responsible for the safety
oTHhe guards here." *.•
The British officer gave him the
assurance, but demanded that all
Russian military personnel who
did not form part of the guard
of honour at the war memorial
should be withdrawn.
Meanwhile a brand new red
flag was hoisted on top of the {
gate, which is considered inside
the Soviet sector.
;„.#EtTACK ON RUSSIANS
The Russian jeep had been
stoWed just before the flag incident. When a stone smashed the
windscreen tite crowd closed' in
and British military police surrounded the jeep. More stones
were thrown.
A Russian tommy gunner stood
up in the back seat and bran-,
dished his gun. He set down after
British military police asked him
not to incite the crowd.
The crowd cheered and booed
as fiv| more tommy gunners appeared. Irom their guardroom and
ran down the marble steps of the
memorial towards the jeep. The
demonstrators moved back after
an unkown German appealed to
them for discipline.
Finally British military police
pushed the crowd back from the
monument. The Germans climbed
on to trucks and drove away,
cheering and shaking their fists
at the Russian soldiers still
standing there. Stones lay scattered in the road behind them.
For hours during the afternoon
Berliners had massed in the
bright sunshine in the Platz Der
Republik, only 100 yards from the
Soviet sector, to hear Dr. Otto
Suhr. chairman of the Berlin
Municipal Council, lead the anti-
Communist demonstration.
ALLIES MUST SfAY
Dr.. Suhr accused the Russians
of "paving the way" for the recent
City Hall incidents when Com
Coatinued ea Page 12
Announcement Expected on
Demobilisafidfl Slow-Down
Special tQ The New York Times
and The Royal Gazette)
/,r;(sONDO»r#|^t. 9.—Negotiations in Berlin for fourpower
currency cohtrol have reached en
impasse, it was reported in Lon-
tdon today. This problem and
disturbances in Berlin during the
past few days which have caused
a serious deterioration In relations between the western occupying powers and the Soviet Union
will probably be ttie mam subjects before the Cabinet when it
meets tomorrow.
The Foreign .Secretary, who has
returned from a vacation in Cornwall, will report on strained relations between east and west.
The Prime Minister will leave
hospital to preside over the Cabinet session but will return afterwards.
.. The Cabinet will probably decide whether there is to- be a
debate in the House of Commons
on foreign affairs and what announcement to make on the Cabinet decision on slowing down the
rate of demobilisation from military services.
As a result of «the Berlin crisis
it is understood that the Cabinet
jhas. accepted the recommendation
of the chiefs of staff j». prolong
tbe period of mifllfcry servke.The
Defence Minister (Mr. A. V. Alexander) and the Labour Minister
(Mr, George Isaacs are reported
to be working out details.
NEW ARTILLERY BATTLE
OPENS IN JERUSALEM
Jews Adamant In Refusing
City's Demilitarisation
Special-to The New York Times
and Tbe Boyal Gazette
f JERUSALEM, Sept. 9.—Heavy
explosions late tonight from the ;
Mount Zion sector around the old
Jerusalem walls indicated the
new artillery battle between the
Transjordan Arab Legion and Israeli forces. There was shelling
by ' six-pounder cannon and
heavy mortar guns were in action
from before 10 a.m. Intermittent
heavy machine gun fire and hand
grenade detonations were ) a*so
heard.
Mr. Moshe Shertok, the Israeli
Foreign Ifinister, reporting to
the provisional government council today on his latest talks with
Count Bernadotte, said he had
received the impression firom the
mediator that unless the General
Assembly of the United Nations
found a solution for the Palestine
problem the present truce would
collapse after the Assembly ended its session. \,
Mr, Shertok was addressing the
last council meeting before the
Assembly convenes. He said
that ttie main subjects raised during the morning's conference ba-
tween himself and Count Bernadotte were the demilitarisation of Jerusalem and a new
disposition for Israel, and Arab
Legion troops in the Mount Zion
sector outside the walled old
citSY
The Foreign Minister declared
that the Jews were unable to
consider dimilitarising the holy
city for three reasons.': «?
1. - Because of Count - Bernadotte's origins! "flan, "to sur*.
render Jerusalem tb the Arabs."
2. The lack df the substantial
international forfee required to
Continued ea Paf e *2
Leave-*^
Bag And Baggage
NEW YORK, !5ept. 9
(Reuter).—Two busloads of
men, women and children,
leaded wtth suitcases and
packages, left the' former
. Woviet Consulate in .New
York shortly after- midday
today fbr an unannounced
destination.
A furniture, truck loaded
with Crates and furniture
stood by the ' building as
buses Carrying about 35 Soviet nationals - departed.
None would say where he
was going.
The United States Customs Department said the
Russian ship Nicholai Was
due to sail from Jersey City
wharf today.
Russia recently broke off
consular relations with the
United States after a diplomatic Quarrel touched off
hy the case of Mrs. Kasenkina, a Russian school
teacher.
Mrs. Kasenkina, injured |
when she leaped from: the ■
Soviet Consulate, where
she said she had been held
prisoner, is recovering in
a New York hospital.
HOPES FOR NEW FRENCH
GOVERNMENT IMPROVE
Millies More To Feii And
Foro*production Get Less
WORLD FUND HEAD SEES
EUROPE RECOVERING
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Reuter},.— M. Camille Gutt, managing
director of the International
Monetary Fund, said today that
he Md returned from his recent
visit to Europe greatly encouraged by the improvement in the
ecopdmic situation there. .
He Warned, however, - that
Jiwropean countries should make
strenuous efforts to bring their
international payments position
into greater balance.
M. Gutt told a press conference
today that industrial improvement was reflected in the increased production that had occurred in the last year.
All countries he visited except
ltw hild raised production to or
abfrvi pre-war levels he said.
Asked whether in view of the
improved industrial situation he
considered that tbe projected
totitt-fH&r period for United
States European aid could be
shortened, he said the full amount
of assistance planned would be
necessary.
Special to The New York Times
and The Royal Gazette
BRIGHTON, :;jfept. 9.— Tbe
world's food problem and the
pressure of increasing population
dominated the second Mjf"s dis-
cussion at the conference of ttie
British Association for. the Advancement of Science today.
Sir John Russell, agricultural
scientist who has been elected
next year's president, spoke of the
kind of "erosion" that ' British
agriculture was facing. He said
that Britain's food producing soil
was shrinking as rapidly as the
population was increasing. Since
1891, while the population increased by 14 million, four million acres went out of cultivation.
The increasing population needed more room for housing, more
space for wider rpads and vast
airfields and large areas for military training. All these took
priority over food production and
accounted for the loss of about a
million acres.
"Nearly 2,750,000 acres pf cultivated land in England and Wales
and another #0,000 acres in Scotland have simply been abandoned since 1891," he said.
Sir John's remedy was to offer
derelict land free on 99 year's
tenure to farmers or .groups of
people who would undertake to
bring it into cultivation. Agricultural refugees might be attracted by such a plan, he believed.
Despite the shrinkage of both
land and manpower, British agriculture had a remarkable record,
with the money value of output
for each worker the highest in
Europe', outstripping even Denmark.
Sir John estimated that by raising, the standard of second grade
farthers te that of the best farmers — which he showed to be
perfectly feasible j* Britain could
increase her food production by
50 per cent above prewar by
1&82.
tt would cost £820,000,000 over
the five years, but £110,000,000
would be for permanent equipment on the farms and the annual increase would be £100,000,-
000 worth of food.
Sir John said the large scale
plan launched 4fc East and West
Africa to increase vegetable oil
production was causing a great
disturbance in native ways of life,
to get results, he said, it was
necessary to improve the. diet and
health of natives and to eliminate
disease of plant, animal and human life in the tropids. This in
turn, he said, meant an increase
in food demands because higher
birth and survival rates would
mean more mouths to feed.
Continued ea Page IS
Record Towage In
Berlin Air Lift
.WIESBADEN, Sept. 9
(ReUter).— American planes:
on their air lift to Berlin'_
today carried the record
total of 3,392 tons of supplies fat .463 flights, U.S. air
force headquarters announced.
This exceeded yesterday's
record of 3,319 tons in 439
flights.
Queuille Promised Support
Kf Of Socialist!
—Photo: HUI Studio
r "Mr. and Mrs. Kangaroo"_ are shown enjoying their first day in the zoo at the Bermuda Government Aquarium. Crowds turned out to welcome the new arrivals from Australia. See story in
end column and other pictures on pases 8 and 12.
Plan For U.S! Armed Aid To
Europe In War Nearly Ready
(Special to The New York Times and The Boyal Gazette)
SOVIET PLANES OYER
DANISH ISLAND
Warships Also Reported
Off Bornhohn, In Baltic
(Special to The New Tork Tlmea
-, and The Royal Gazette)
COPENHAGEN, SeptU'i.—Ob-
servers on ttie Danish Baltic island of Bornholm reported repeated violations of Danish
sovereignty by Russian military
putties today. All morning scores
of Soviet bombers and fighters
flew- over the entire island, observers said. One correspondent
estimated that about 100 violations of Danish air territory took
1*pk ||^^?
The Russian fliers' interest
seemed concentrated on the island's only airdrome at Roenne.
There was said to be no doubt as
to the aircrafte' identity*;--ai
So far no diplomatic steps have
been taken. The Danish Foreign
Minister and leading officials are
in Stockholm for a Scandinavian
ministers' conference where,
among other items, mutual defence cooperation is being discussed,
1 qpj»ENHAGEN, Sept. 9 (Reuter).—Observers on the Danish
island of Bornholm reported this
afternoon that they had seen an
"appreciable force" of Russian
warships steaming eastwards.
They were outside Danish territorial waters and no contact was
made. ■■$§1111 WsWm
PARIS, Sopt. 9 (Beuter).—M.
Henri Queuille, 64-year-old Radical deputy, told President Vincent
AUriol tonight that he would form
a Government. He will present
himself before the French Assembly tomorrow or Saturday.
M. Queuille's acceptance followed agreement by ttie Socialists earlier tonight to vote for his
investiture as Prime Minister and,
it was understood, to participate
in the new Cabinet—the fourth
formed in under six weeks.
Earlier pessimism about the
prospects of forming an "all partv" Government, excludinp only
the Communists, gave way. td
greater optimism tonight in Paris
political circles.
It is believed that M. Queuille
has not only obtained the agreement of the various groups to
vote for him as Premier but has
also received their approval of his
financial . programme and the
composition of his Cabinet.
Socialist objections to serving
in a Cabinet including Gaullists
were apparently overcome by M.
Queuille's promise to take into his
Government one or two Gaullist
sympathisers, but to keep out declared Gaullists.
The Gaullist group has promised to support M. Queuille subiect to his undertaking to reform
the electoral law in preparation
for future general elections, and
their continued support would no
doubt be contingent on the new
Government acting in this sense
within a reasonable time.
Labour unrest under Communist inspiration continued today,
and more token strikes in various
parts of the country were reported.
Nineteen Paris policemen were
injured, one seriously, in a clash
with Renault workers tonight, the
French news agency reported. The
demonstrators Were arrested.
! Police stopped the workers
marching from the big factory in
ihe Paris suburb of Boulogne,
near the Bridge of Passy, in the
west end. Demonstrators threw
paving stones and overturned an
empty police truck before being
dispersed, the agency added.
Strong forces of police and republican security guards were
again on duty today at all-approaches to the Ely see Palace of
President Auriol, following yes-
I LONDON, Sept. 9.—Concrete
nlans for a military "Atlantic
Pact" whi(;h in the event of war
would 'pool global resources of
the United States ahd Canada with
those of Britain, France, Belgium
the Netherlands and Luxembourg
haw made rapid progress in the
peat few weeks, it is learned.
J&espite secrecy surrounding
tpSse Western Union defence
tsrtks, it-i* reported that- a dfer
tailed blueprint outlining mutual
defensive action in case of emergency is nearing c »mpletion.
While no public announcement
of this pact will be made until
pfter the Itevembei elections... in
the United States, it is known
in London that leaders of the two
major American political parties
are being kept fully advised
through United States diplomatic
and military channels.
PLANS FOR ACTION
Moreover, it is also understood
that defence arrangements now
under preparation Will n°t be-
tome the framework for formal
military alliances between North
American and western European
powers, but. will remain rather
as blueprints for immediate common action in case of necessity.
European military experts, who
were openly skeptical of producing concrete results during the
early weeks of the talks this
summer, cite two factors responsible for recent".progress. First,
in |rheir opinion, Was the arrival
late in July of Major General
Lym'an Lemnitzer with a staff of
seven. ■ American officers to "sit
in" with the Western Union
chiefs of staff in their deliberations.
Since Americans began to participate in ttie talks, it is 'stated,
Overall coordination of -Strategy,
plans fox standardisation of arms,
plans for a common supply of
military material and plans for
joint use of overseas bases have
been drawn tip.
DANGER IN BERLIN
The second factor cited .is the
increasingly ominous situation in
Berlin. The slightest unintentional misstep by either side in
Berlin at this moment might set
off the spark creating a worldwide conflagration, military plan
ners realise. No other factor,
they admit, could have lent such
a r.ote of urgency to their work.
With the general belief 'that
America is now determined to
help defend western .Europe m
case of international emergency,
one of the cardinal problems to
Scores of children pressed their
noses to the wire cages at the
Bermuda Government Aquarium'
yesterday, looked in wonderment
at something' they had never seen
before and tried to pronounce for
the first time the word "Kangaroo."
The latest inmates of the zoo—
kangaroos, wallabys, emus, cockatoos and cockatiels, newly arrived
from Australia—were on view to
the public for tbe first time and
both the animals and the onlookers seemed to enjoy ttie experience.
The animals, which arrived on
board the Kaikoura and were
taken to the Aquarium on Wednesday night, w»e not uncrated
until v ew®* yesterday morning
when they were pot into their
new homes in the zoo.
Then ttie crowds started to arrive. In cars and buses, on bicycles, file Colony's children and
as many adults arrived at the zoo
to bid the new arrivals "welcome."
A Royal Gazette reporter and a
photographer went along as well
and went inside ttie wallabys'
cage.
"JUNIOR" tyf AND OUT
Mr. and Mrs. Wallaby, looking
just like kangaroos tait smaller,
seemed happy to their new home
They were gaily cavorting about
for the crowd of watchers until
the Press intruded. Then fear became mutual. The wallabys,
which bad been two, suddenly
became three as "Wallaby Junior" "
popped his head out of Mrs. Wallaby's pouch to see what all the
fuss was about. He took one Idhk
at the photographer approaching
on all fours, popped his head back
toto the pouch and lott the crisis
to mother.
All this amused the crowd but
helped the Press none. Then the
wallabys made a decision. It
probably came about due to the
tact that they had never seen the
Bermuda Press before and tte
Bermuda Press had never seen
wallabys.
The gardener, who opened the
5*."?tt?S^.£!ei2KE3S*'S? **"£ ««« and le» &e PresVin, had
say is Wat supplying the ^French
amy — the only adequate source
Of immediately available manpower "ottfhe spojrvin western
Europe.
With Britain committed largely
to developing a powerful jet-
powered air force, a French army
of a quarter million potential
manpower must be speedily and
adequately equipped. Only the
United States can make up material deficiency, it is fully realised.
A reliable report that France
had sounded out ttie Unitsd States
as vo the possibility of furnishing
equipment for ten armoured divisions has therefore lent emphasis to the practical difficulties
involved jn turning newfy formed plans into concrete: military
reality.
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
IN COURT TOMORROW
Immigration Board "Soe No
Reason To Alter Decision"
A final attempt by their lawyer.
Mr. Donald Smith, M.C.P., to get
the tWb Jehovah's-Witnesses exempted from the Immigration
Board's order directing them to
leave the Colony, has fatted and
the two men, Stephen Miller and
George Coysh, will appear in ttie
Magistrate's Court tomorrow mor-
ning to answer a summons for
remaining in the Colony without
permission.
.Earlier this week Mr. Smith
forwarded a letter to the Immigration Board stating that the two
men would not leave the Colony,
and setting out the position as ttie
two Jehovah's Witnesses saw it.
The letter stateite^ has been
determined by the Supreme Court
that as missionaries of the Sect
of Jehovah's Witnesses they are
not 'exempted persons' under the
Immigration Acts and consequent*:,,
ly their sojourn in Bermuda is at
the discretion- of your Board. -,_
"In the absence of any overt
act on their part or. of any specific objection of. their mission, or
if there be any they have been
given no suitable opportunity to
Sir Prammond Shielat Leaves
Talks On Welfare And
ft Future Of Colony
Sir. Drummond Shiels, former
Parliamentary under-secretary to
the ColdniaO&Bce and a present
member of the Colonial Economic
and Development Council, .said
before he left the Colony Ves-
terday: "I am very happy and
pleased with all I have seen in
Bermuda a$jEi have had the opportunity of a talk with Sir Stanley Spurling and Sir Howard Trott
about various matters concerning
che welfare apd future of tte
Colony, as well as talks With His
Excellency the Governor."
Sir Drummond arrived in Bermuda' on board the Loch Garth
last Sunday and has been staying at Government House while
the ship discharged her cargo for
Bermuda. He re-boarded the
Loch Garth yesterday morning before the ship sailed for the West
tndies and the West Coast of
cil I have been very happy to
see the visible prosperity of Bermuda and I hope it wiU be able
to continue. There id no doubt
from all appearances that it will
do so."
said: "Of course tbey me dangerous" and had promptly shut
the gate, lwrVlftg himself on at
outside to watch the fun. '
The decision the wallabys took
was to "scare the daylights" out
of the Press. The next few minutes were filled with the wallabvs
jumping around the cage at the
Press, stopping dead six inches
away from them, and then darting off for a new attack. Meanwhile, the photographer tried to
Sup his camera shaking and the
reporter shut Ids eyes snd wildly
waved his hands. After three
flashbulbs had whipped ttie wallabys into a state of complete rebellion, the Press cautiously withdrew.
As if they hadn't had enough
they asked to be let into the cage
of the kangaroo, a bigger soecies
of wallaby and, as such, a bigger
potential enemy. But that's where
ihe Press were wrong. The two
kangaroos must have seen a
photographer and a reporter before and the pictures muat have
been flattering, for relations between the Press and kangaroos
were completely cordial. Mr.
Kangaroo tickled Mrs. Kangaroo's tail, then as if they knew
what to do they got close together,
lifted themselves on to their legs
and tail and posed profile. It was
simple, and Mrs. Kangaroo even
rolled in the grass witti pleasure
after her picture had been taken.
SILENT COCKATOOS
A few cages down, along with
Sir Drummond explained that | ?*£?*»_ ai^_ e*!lyr_ jjfe^ ,***_ **"
the Colonial Economic and
answer it, they retain the opinion
terday's marches to fee palace by I that your Board, in the exercise
Communist-led workers present-!of its discretion, has been preju
Jt Was understood that this was
the first time since Russia's wartime occupation of Bornholm that
Russian warships had been seen
in the area, ™ *&$£:
ing resolutions in favour of "a
democratic government" (with
Communist participation).
About 20 truckloads of Communist-led demonstrators from
suburban factories arrived at the
western approach to the palace
this afternoon, but only a delegation of fiVe was allowed to pass.
The French Communist leader,
M. Maurice Thorez, addressing
ten thousand people tonight,
called for Communist participation in a Government "of trifle
democracy.'fypy;
. He also accused General De
Gaulle of rallying the forces of
reaction, and declared that the
Marshall plan could ofily.be accepted "on condition" there were
nd conditions."
diced and has not acted judiciously, as they submit your Board
is legally bound to do. ."|u!$$rjjIjM
"Our clients, with a substantial
body of persons of-the said Sect
and their friends, have petitioned
the Legislature to amend the law
by extending the category of 'exempted persons' to include the
ministers of ttie said Sect and
other Christian bodies, Wit the
Legislature has declined to alter
the discretionary powers of your
Board in these matters.
"Our clients base their claim to
favourable treatment by your
Board upon—(a) the broad constitutional right of freedom of
worship; and (b) the legal obligation of you?; Board to exercise its
■ Continued oa ft£t,t$ffPvrrr
America.
His Excellency the Governor accompanied Sir Drummond on
joard the Loch Garth yesterday
mornipg and, lifter being shown
3ver the ship; went ashore again.
He did not have lunch dn board.
Interviewed by a Royal Gazette
reporter on board just before sailing time," Sir Drummond said: '1
have en joy ed a longer stay in Bermuda than I expected and I have
been able to* see more of it than
I anticipated. I am very happy
and pleased with all I have seen,
and I have had an opportunity of
a talk with Sir Stanley Spurling
and Sir Howard Trott about various matters concerning the Welfare and future of the island, as
well as having talks witti His
Excellency.
"I have foiuid that there is a
very lively interest being taken
in the present affairs of Bermuda
and its futur#^%
"Atta-rumeer of the Colonial
Economic and Development Ccrun-
e-
velopment Council is a body
Which studies plans for the Colonies. He wept on to say that
he had been all over the Islands,
seeing at first hand What Bermuda was like. Although he had
been in most Colonies this was
his first Visit tov Bermuda, and
he was especially pleased to be
here in view of recent happenings
such as the White Paper report.
. Sir Drummond declined to comment on the report or fee economic and social situation as he
saw it in Bermuda, stating that he
was not in a position to state
any view other than a personal
one., jiff* £jlffi$>%:M
While he was in the Colony
he had been shown over the new
preshises of the Bermuda
Tuberculosis Association, and lie
said he. was gratified to see such
advanced steps being taken in this
direction. He praised the Work
of the local T. B. workers and
complimented them on their vigilance. is^fE*
Sir Drummond is taking a trip
on the Loch Garth for health
reasons and will remain aboard
ship until it reaches San Fran-
qisco, where he will stay with a
relative for a holiday.
During the voyage to Bermuda
from England Sir Drummond
completed a chapter of a book he
is writing and airmailed it from
the Colony.
"Bermuda has done me good
and I feel much better since arriving. I have been able to have
a good rest," he said.
talkative crested cockatoos sat on
a perch—and said nothing. ' The
Press's previous interview with
them had been unpleasant and
blasphemous, hut mis time the
cockatoos completely, ignored the '
Press. A small knot of grown-ups
stood impatiently at the cage-side
hoping the cockatoos would talk.
One unhappy watcher said:
'Tve been here half an hour; I
came hoping I'd learn something."
But all the cockatoos did was to
give an occasional squawk.
Conlinued on Paf* 12
U.S. NAVY TASK GROUP
ARRIVES AT N.O.B.
The "task group" of 12 ships,
part of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet,
steamed into Bermuda waters at
2.30 p.m. yesterday and anchored
off the U.S. Naval Operating Base.
- On board th* ships were about
3.000 officers an/S men, who were
bent on enjoying some shore leave
after taking part in fleet exercises along the Eastern coast of
America. Included in the force
is an aircraft carrier, the U.S.S.
Mindora, five destroyers, destroyer
escorts and two submarines.
The ships will remain in Bermuda until Monday.
The task force is under the
command of Rear-Admiral T. H.
Robbins junior, U.S. Navy. The
men and officers on board the
ships are all of fee regular U.S.
Navy and are aot on a Reserve
training cruise.
Liberty leave is being given to
the sailors, many of whom caught
their flrst sight ut H*rst.i»<rU when
they came ashore last night.
BH

LIGHTING-UP TIMS
7.03 p.m.
TIDE TABU FOR SEPTEMBER
Date High Water Low Water Bum- ■«*•
Ail. P.M.- K.U. P.M. Mm pr.
10 \ WIS 3.16 7.44 8.52 6.01 6.33
11/ 2.45 341 8.49 10.05 6.01 6.32
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fM TISTERDAYS WEATHER
Wjllmum Temperature 84.B
Minimum Temperature .................... 71.0
Rainfall, . ......................_.............. .07 Inch
Sunshine .................................... 11.7 hours
VOt~ 28—NO. 214
HAMILTON, BERMUDA FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1948
MONDAY—JTIUOAY PKR COPY
■ATUSQAY
fired into a crowd of Berliners after demonstrators had torn down
thie Soviet flag during an anti-Communist rally a quarter of a million strong in the British sector.
According to German sources two demonstrators climbed to the
top of the Brandenburg Gate from the British side of the sector
boundary and tore down the Russian flag marking the beginning of
Soviet-controlled territory.
A Russian jeep, containing an
officer and two tommy gunners,
who*' had earlier been stoned in
froritv aft the Russian memorial,
drovvwi full speed to the gate.
Th^ two demonstrators had
disappeared into the crowd, hat
one tommy gunner fired forward
as'.$B|.,j£ep drove into the Russian sector and the other fired
backwards into the British sect-
CABiMtf MEETING ON
RERUN CklSIS TODAY
A German civilian died tonight
at a hospital in ttie~4Freneh sector fro.ro shots received during
the demonstrations.
TWO DEAT|p8
The Soviet licensed German
news agency ADN said tonight
that an -east sector policeman—
"wounded by shots"—was reported to have died.
German police of the Berlin
sector stated officially thst the
Gernten who died in hospital was
a 15-year-old boy. Five other
persons, all Germans, had been
admitted to hospitals In the western sectors with gun wounds sustained during tonight's disturbances, the statement added.
Major General Neville Brownjohn, British deputy military
governor, arrived at the Soviet
war memorial shortly after the
shooting to assess the situation.
The senior Russian officer present,
Lieutenant Colonel Banyukin, admitted tint three shots had been
flied. ,..
lie said tbe names of the soldiers responsible would be given
to the British as soon as they had
been ascertained.
Pointing to the crowd of Germans Still standing near the
monument, Colonel Bapyukin
said: "We hold the British authorises responsible for the safety
oTHhe guards here." *.•
The British officer gave him the
assurance, but demanded that all
Russian military personnel who
did not form part of the guard
of honour at the war memorial
should be withdrawn.
Meanwhile a brand new red
flag was hoisted on top of the {
gate, which is considered inside
the Soviet sector.
;„.#EtTACK ON RUSSIANS
The Russian jeep had been
stoWed just before the flag incident. When a stone smashed the
windscreen tite crowd closed' in
and British military police surrounded the jeep. More stones
were thrown.
A Russian tommy gunner stood
up in the back seat and bran-,
dished his gun. He set down after
British military police asked him
not to incite the crowd.
The crowd cheered and booed
as fiv| more tommy gunners appeared. Irom their guardroom and
ran down the marble steps of the
memorial towards the jeep. The
demonstrators moved back after
an unkown German appealed to
them for discipline.
Finally British military police
pushed the crowd back from the
monument. The Germans climbed
on to trucks and drove away,
cheering and shaking their fists
at the Russian soldiers still
standing there. Stones lay scattered in the road behind them.
For hours during the afternoon
Berliners had massed in the
bright sunshine in the Platz Der
Republik, only 100 yards from the
Soviet sector, to hear Dr. Otto
Suhr. chairman of the Berlin
Municipal Council, lead the anti-
Communist demonstration.
ALLIES MUST SfAY
Dr.. Suhr accused the Russians
of "paving the way" for the recent
City Hall incidents when Com
Coatinued ea Page 12
Announcement Expected on
Demobilisafidfl Slow-Down
Special tQ The New York Times
and The Royal Gazette)
/,r;(sONDO»r#|^t. 9.—Negotiations in Berlin for fourpower
currency cohtrol have reached en
impasse, it was reported in Lon-
tdon today. This problem and
disturbances in Berlin during the
past few days which have caused
a serious deterioration In relations between the western occupying powers and the Soviet Union
will probably be ttie mam subjects before the Cabinet when it
meets tomorrow.
The Foreign .Secretary, who has
returned from a vacation in Cornwall, will report on strained relations between east and west.
The Prime Minister will leave
hospital to preside over the Cabinet session but will return afterwards.
.. The Cabinet will probably decide whether there is to- be a
debate in the House of Commons
on foreign affairs and what announcement to make on the Cabinet decision on slowing down the
rate of demobilisation from military services.
As a result of «the Berlin crisis
it is understood that the Cabinet
jhas. accepted the recommendation
of the chiefs of staff j». prolong
tbe period of mifllfcry servke.The
Defence Minister (Mr. A. V. Alexander) and the Labour Minister
(Mr, George Isaacs are reported
to be working out details.
NEW ARTILLERY BATTLE
OPENS IN JERUSALEM
Jews Adamant In Refusing
City's Demilitarisation
Special-to The New York Times
and Tbe Boyal Gazette
f JERUSALEM, Sept. 9.—Heavy
explosions late tonight from the ;
Mount Zion sector around the old
Jerusalem walls indicated the
new artillery battle between the
Transjordan Arab Legion and Israeli forces. There was shelling
by ' six-pounder cannon and
heavy mortar guns were in action
from before 10 a.m. Intermittent
heavy machine gun fire and hand
grenade detonations were ) a*so
heard.
Mr. Moshe Shertok, the Israeli
Foreign Ifinister, reporting to
the provisional government council today on his latest talks with
Count Bernadotte, said he had
received the impression firom the
mediator that unless the General
Assembly of the United Nations
found a solution for the Palestine
problem the present truce would
collapse after the Assembly ended its session. \,
Mr, Shertok was addressing the
last council meeting before the
Assembly convenes. He said
that ttie main subjects raised during the morning's conference ba-
tween himself and Count Bernadotte were the demilitarisation of Jerusalem and a new
disposition for Israel, and Arab
Legion troops in the Mount Zion
sector outside the walled old
citSY
The Foreign Minister declared
that the Jews were unable to
consider dimilitarising the holy
city for three reasons.': «?
1. - Because of Count - Bernadotte's origins! "flan, "to sur*.
render Jerusalem tb the Arabs."
2. The lack df the substantial
international forfee required to
Continued ea Paf e *2
Leave-*^
Bag And Baggage
NEW YORK, !5ept. 9
(Reuter).—Two busloads of
men, women and children,
leaded wtth suitcases and
packages, left the' former
. Woviet Consulate in .New
York shortly after- midday
today fbr an unannounced
destination.
A furniture, truck loaded
with Crates and furniture
stood by the ' building as
buses Carrying about 35 Soviet nationals - departed.
None would say where he
was going.
The United States Customs Department said the
Russian ship Nicholai Was
due to sail from Jersey City
wharf today.
Russia recently broke off
consular relations with the
United States after a diplomatic Quarrel touched off
hy the case of Mrs. Kasenkina, a Russian school
teacher.
Mrs. Kasenkina, injured |
when she leaped from: the ■
Soviet Consulate, where
she said she had been held
prisoner, is recovering in
a New York hospital.
HOPES FOR NEW FRENCH
GOVERNMENT IMPROVE
Millies More To Feii And
Foro*production Get Less
WORLD FUND HEAD SEES
EUROPE RECOVERING
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Reuter},.— M. Camille Gutt, managing
director of the International
Monetary Fund, said today that
he Md returned from his recent
visit to Europe greatly encouraged by the improvement in the
ecopdmic situation there. .
He Warned, however, - that
Jiwropean countries should make
strenuous efforts to bring their
international payments position
into greater balance.
M. Gutt told a press conference
today that industrial improvement was reflected in the increased production that had occurred in the last year.
All countries he visited except
ltw hild raised production to or
abfrvi pre-war levels he said.
Asked whether in view of the
improved industrial situation he
considered that tbe projected
totitt-fH&r period for United
States European aid could be
shortened, he said the full amount
of assistance planned would be
necessary.
Special to The New York Times
and The Royal Gazette
BRIGHTON, :;jfept. 9.— Tbe
world's food problem and the
pressure of increasing population
dominated the second Mjf"s dis-
cussion at the conference of ttie
British Association for. the Advancement of Science today.
Sir John Russell, agricultural
scientist who has been elected
next year's president, spoke of the
kind of "erosion" that ' British
agriculture was facing. He said
that Britain's food producing soil
was shrinking as rapidly as the
population was increasing. Since
1891, while the population increased by 14 million, four million acres went out of cultivation.
The increasing population needed more room for housing, more
space for wider rpads and vast
airfields and large areas for military training. All these took
priority over food production and
accounted for the loss of about a
million acres.
"Nearly 2,750,000 acres pf cultivated land in England and Wales
and another #0,000 acres in Scotland have simply been abandoned since 1891," he said.
Sir John's remedy was to offer
derelict land free on 99 year's
tenure to farmers or .groups of
people who would undertake to
bring it into cultivation. Agricultural refugees might be attracted by such a plan, he believed.
Despite the shrinkage of both
land and manpower, British agriculture had a remarkable record,
with the money value of output
for each worker the highest in
Europe', outstripping even Denmark.
Sir John estimated that by raising, the standard of second grade
farthers te that of the best farmers — which he showed to be
perfectly feasible j* Britain could
increase her food production by
50 per cent above prewar by
1&82.
tt would cost £820,000,000 over
the five years, but £110,000,000
would be for permanent equipment on the farms and the annual increase would be £100,000,-
000 worth of food.
Sir John said the large scale
plan launched 4fc East and West
Africa to increase vegetable oil
production was causing a great
disturbance in native ways of life,
to get results, he said, it was
necessary to improve the. diet and
health of natives and to eliminate
disease of plant, animal and human life in the tropids. This in
turn, he said, meant an increase
in food demands because higher
birth and survival rates would
mean more mouths to feed.
Continued ea Page IS
Record Towage In
Berlin Air Lift
.WIESBADEN, Sept. 9
(ReUter).— American planes:
on their air lift to Berlin'_
today carried the record
total of 3,392 tons of supplies fat .463 flights, U.S. air
force headquarters announced.
This exceeded yesterday's
record of 3,319 tons in 439
flights.
Queuille Promised Support
Kf Of Socialist!
—Photo: HUI Studio
r "Mr. and Mrs. Kangaroo"_ are shown enjoying their first day in the zoo at the Bermuda Government Aquarium. Crowds turned out to welcome the new arrivals from Australia. See story in
end column and other pictures on pases 8 and 12.
Plan For U.S! Armed Aid To
Europe In War Nearly Ready
(Special to The New York Times and The Boyal Gazette)
SOVIET PLANES OYER
DANISH ISLAND
Warships Also Reported
Off Bornhohn, In Baltic
(Special to The New Tork Tlmea
-, and The Royal Gazette)
COPENHAGEN, SeptU'i.—Ob-
servers on ttie Danish Baltic island of Bornholm reported repeated violations of Danish
sovereignty by Russian military
putties today. All morning scores
of Soviet bombers and fighters
flew- over the entire island, observers said. One correspondent
estimated that about 100 violations of Danish air territory took
1*pk ||^^?
The Russian fliers' interest
seemed concentrated on the island's only airdrome at Roenne.
There was said to be no doubt as
to the aircrafte' identity*;--ai
So far no diplomatic steps have
been taken. The Danish Foreign
Minister and leading officials are
in Stockholm for a Scandinavian
ministers' conference where,
among other items, mutual defence cooperation is being discussed,
1 qpj»ENHAGEN, Sept. 9 (Reuter).—Observers on the Danish
island of Bornholm reported this
afternoon that they had seen an
"appreciable force" of Russian
warships steaming eastwards.
They were outside Danish territorial waters and no contact was
made. ■■$§1111 WsWm
PARIS, Sopt. 9 (Beuter).—M.
Henri Queuille, 64-year-old Radical deputy, told President Vincent
AUriol tonight that he would form
a Government. He will present
himself before the French Assembly tomorrow or Saturday.
M. Queuille's acceptance followed agreement by ttie Socialists earlier tonight to vote for his
investiture as Prime Minister and,
it was understood, to participate
in the new Cabinet—the fourth
formed in under six weeks.
Earlier pessimism about the
prospects of forming an "all partv" Government, excludinp only
the Communists, gave way. td
greater optimism tonight in Paris
political circles.
It is believed that M. Queuille
has not only obtained the agreement of the various groups to
vote for him as Premier but has
also received their approval of his
financial . programme and the
composition of his Cabinet.
Socialist objections to serving
in a Cabinet including Gaullists
were apparently overcome by M.
Queuille's promise to take into his
Government one or two Gaullist
sympathisers, but to keep out declared Gaullists.
The Gaullist group has promised to support M. Queuille subiect to his undertaking to reform
the electoral law in preparation
for future general elections, and
their continued support would no
doubt be contingent on the new
Government acting in this sense
within a reasonable time.
Labour unrest under Communist inspiration continued today,
and more token strikes in various
parts of the country were reported.
Nineteen Paris policemen were
injured, one seriously, in a clash
with Renault workers tonight, the
French news agency reported. The
demonstrators Were arrested.
! Police stopped the workers
marching from the big factory in
ihe Paris suburb of Boulogne,
near the Bridge of Passy, in the
west end. Demonstrators threw
paving stones and overturned an
empty police truck before being
dispersed, the agency added.
Strong forces of police and republican security guards were
again on duty today at all-approaches to the Ely see Palace of
President Auriol, following yes-
I LONDON, Sept. 9.—Concrete
nlans for a military "Atlantic
Pact" whi(;h in the event of war
would 'pool global resources of
the United States ahd Canada with
those of Britain, France, Belgium
the Netherlands and Luxembourg
haw made rapid progress in the
peat few weeks, it is learned.
J&espite secrecy surrounding
tpSse Western Union defence
tsrtks, it-i* reported that- a dfer
tailed blueprint outlining mutual
defensive action in case of emergency is nearing c »mpletion.
While no public announcement
of this pact will be made until
pfter the Itevembei elections... in
the United States, it is known
in London that leaders of the two
major American political parties
are being kept fully advised
through United States diplomatic
and military channels.
PLANS FOR ACTION
Moreover, it is also understood
that defence arrangements now
under preparation Will n°t be-
tome the framework for formal
military alliances between North
American and western European
powers, but. will remain rather
as blueprints for immediate common action in case of necessity.
European military experts, who
were openly skeptical of producing concrete results during the
early weeks of the talks this
summer, cite two factors responsible for recent".progress. First,
in |rheir opinion, Was the arrival
late in July of Major General
Lym'an Lemnitzer with a staff of
seven. ■ American officers to "sit
in" with the Western Union
chiefs of staff in their deliberations.
Since Americans began to participate in ttie talks, it is 'stated,
Overall coordination of -Strategy,
plans fox standardisation of arms,
plans for a common supply of
military material and plans for
joint use of overseas bases have
been drawn tip.
DANGER IN BERLIN
The second factor cited .is the
increasingly ominous situation in
Berlin. The slightest unintentional misstep by either side in
Berlin at this moment might set
off the spark creating a worldwide conflagration, military plan
ners realise. No other factor,
they admit, could have lent such
a r.ote of urgency to their work.
With the general belief 'that
America is now determined to
help defend western .Europe m
case of international emergency,
one of the cardinal problems to
Scores of children pressed their
noses to the wire cages at the
Bermuda Government Aquarium'
yesterday, looked in wonderment
at something' they had never seen
before and tried to pronounce for
the first time the word "Kangaroo."
The latest inmates of the zoo—
kangaroos, wallabys, emus, cockatoos and cockatiels, newly arrived
from Australia—were on view to
the public for tbe first time and
both the animals and the onlookers seemed to enjoy ttie experience.
The animals, which arrived on
board the Kaikoura and were
taken to the Aquarium on Wednesday night, w»e not uncrated
until v ew®* yesterday morning
when they were pot into their
new homes in the zoo.
Then ttie crowds started to arrive. In cars and buses, on bicycles, file Colony's children and
as many adults arrived at the zoo
to bid the new arrivals "welcome."
A Royal Gazette reporter and a
photographer went along as well
and went inside ttie wallabys'
cage.
"JUNIOR" tyf AND OUT
Mr. and Mrs. Wallaby, looking
just like kangaroos tait smaller,
seemed happy to their new home
They were gaily cavorting about
for the crowd of watchers until
the Press intruded. Then fear became mutual. The wallabys,
which bad been two, suddenly
became three as "Wallaby Junior" "
popped his head out of Mrs. Wallaby's pouch to see what all the
fuss was about. He took one Idhk
at the photographer approaching
on all fours, popped his head back
toto the pouch and lott the crisis
to mother.
All this amused the crowd but
helped the Press none. Then the
wallabys made a decision. It
probably came about due to the
tact that they had never seen the
Bermuda Press before and tte
Bermuda Press had never seen
wallabys.
The gardener, who opened the
5*."?tt?S^.£!ei2KE3S*'S? **"£ ««« and le» &e PresVin, had
say is Wat supplying the ^French
amy — the only adequate source
Of immediately available manpower "ottfhe spojrvin western
Europe.
With Britain committed largely
to developing a powerful jet-
powered air force, a French army
of a quarter million potential
manpower must be speedily and
adequately equipped. Only the
United States can make up material deficiency, it is fully realised.
A reliable report that France
had sounded out ttie Unitsd States
as vo the possibility of furnishing
equipment for ten armoured divisions has therefore lent emphasis to the practical difficulties
involved jn turning newfy formed plans into concrete: military
reality.
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
IN COURT TOMORROW
Immigration Board "Soe No
Reason To Alter Decision"
A final attempt by their lawyer.
Mr. Donald Smith, M.C.P., to get
the tWb Jehovah's-Witnesses exempted from the Immigration
Board's order directing them to
leave the Colony, has fatted and
the two men, Stephen Miller and
George Coysh, will appear in ttie
Magistrate's Court tomorrow mor-
ning to answer a summons for
remaining in the Colony without
permission.
.Earlier this week Mr. Smith
forwarded a letter to the Immigration Board stating that the two
men would not leave the Colony,
and setting out the position as ttie
two Jehovah's Witnesses saw it.
The letter stateite^ has been
determined by the Supreme Court
that as missionaries of the Sect
of Jehovah's Witnesses they are
not 'exempted persons' under the
Immigration Acts and consequent*:,,
ly their sojourn in Bermuda is at
the discretion- of your Board. -,_
"In the absence of any overt
act on their part or. of any specific objection of. their mission, or
if there be any they have been
given no suitable opportunity to
Sir Prammond Shielat Leaves
Talks On Welfare And
ft Future Of Colony
Sir. Drummond Shiels, former
Parliamentary under-secretary to
the ColdniaO&Bce and a present
member of the Colonial Economic
and Development Council, .said
before he left the Colony Ves-
terday: "I am very happy and
pleased with all I have seen in
Bermuda a$jEi have had the opportunity of a talk with Sir Stanley Spurling and Sir Howard Trott
about various matters concerning
che welfare apd future of tte
Colony, as well as talks With His
Excellency the Governor."
Sir Drummond arrived in Bermuda' on board the Loch Garth
last Sunday and has been staying at Government House while
the ship discharged her cargo for
Bermuda. He re-boarded the
Loch Garth yesterday morning before the ship sailed for the West
tndies and the West Coast of
cil I have been very happy to
see the visible prosperity of Bermuda and I hope it wiU be able
to continue. There id no doubt
from all appearances that it will
do so."
said: "Of course tbey me dangerous" and had promptly shut
the gate, lwrVlftg himself on at
outside to watch the fun. '
The decision the wallabys took
was to "scare the daylights" out
of the Press. The next few minutes were filled with the wallabvs
jumping around the cage at the
Press, stopping dead six inches
away from them, and then darting off for a new attack. Meanwhile, the photographer tried to
Sup his camera shaking and the
reporter shut Ids eyes snd wildly
waved his hands. After three
flashbulbs had whipped ttie wallabys into a state of complete rebellion, the Press cautiously withdrew.
As if they hadn't had enough
they asked to be let into the cage
of the kangaroo, a bigger soecies
of wallaby and, as such, a bigger
potential enemy. But that's where
ihe Press were wrong. The two
kangaroos must have seen a
photographer and a reporter before and the pictures muat have
been flattering, for relations between the Press and kangaroos
were completely cordial. Mr.
Kangaroo tickled Mrs. Kangaroo's tail, then as if they knew
what to do they got close together,
lifted themselves on to their legs
and tail and posed profile. It was
simple, and Mrs. Kangaroo even
rolled in the grass witti pleasure
after her picture had been taken.
SILENT COCKATOOS
A few cages down, along with
Sir Drummond explained that | ?*£?*»_ ai^_ e*!lyr_ jjfe^ ,***_ **"
the Colonial Economic and
answer it, they retain the opinion
terday's marches to fee palace by I that your Board, in the exercise
Communist-led workers present-!of its discretion, has been preju
Jt Was understood that this was
the first time since Russia's wartime occupation of Bornholm that
Russian warships had been seen
in the area, ™ *&$£:
ing resolutions in favour of "a
democratic government" (with
Communist participation).
About 20 truckloads of Communist-led demonstrators from
suburban factories arrived at the
western approach to the palace
this afternoon, but only a delegation of fiVe was allowed to pass.
The French Communist leader,
M. Maurice Thorez, addressing
ten thousand people tonight,
called for Communist participation in a Government "of trifle
democracy.'fypy;
. He also accused General De
Gaulle of rallying the forces of
reaction, and declared that the
Marshall plan could ofily.be accepted "on condition" there were
nd conditions."
diced and has not acted judiciously, as they submit your Board
is legally bound to do. ."|u!$$rjjIjM
"Our clients, with a substantial
body of persons of-the said Sect
and their friends, have petitioned
the Legislature to amend the law
by extending the category of 'exempted persons' to include the
ministers of ttie said Sect and
other Christian bodies, Wit the
Legislature has declined to alter
the discretionary powers of your
Board in these matters.
"Our clients base their claim to
favourable treatment by your
Board upon—(a) the broad constitutional right of freedom of
worship; and (b) the legal obligation of you?; Board to exercise its
■ Continued oa ft£t,t$ffPvrrr
America.
His Excellency the Governor accompanied Sir Drummond on
joard the Loch Garth yesterday
mornipg and, lifter being shown
3ver the ship; went ashore again.
He did not have lunch dn board.
Interviewed by a Royal Gazette
reporter on board just before sailing time," Sir Drummond said: '1
have en joy ed a longer stay in Bermuda than I expected and I have
been able to* see more of it than
I anticipated. I am very happy
and pleased with all I have seen,
and I have had an opportunity of
a talk with Sir Stanley Spurling
and Sir Howard Trott about various matters concerning the Welfare and future of the island, as
well as having talks witti His
Excellency.
"I have foiuid that there is a
very lively interest being taken
in the present affairs of Bermuda
and its futur#^%
"Atta-rumeer of the Colonial
Economic and Development Ccrun-
e-
velopment Council is a body
Which studies plans for the Colonies. He wept on to say that
he had been all over the Islands,
seeing at first hand What Bermuda was like. Although he had
been in most Colonies this was
his first Visit tov Bermuda, and
he was especially pleased to be
here in view of recent happenings
such as the White Paper report.
. Sir Drummond declined to comment on the report or fee economic and social situation as he
saw it in Bermuda, stating that he
was not in a position to state
any view other than a personal
one., jiff* £jlffi$>%:M
While he was in the Colony
he had been shown over the new
preshises of the Bermuda
Tuberculosis Association, and lie
said he. was gratified to see such
advanced steps being taken in this
direction. He praised the Work
of the local T. B. workers and
complimented them on their vigilance. is^fE*
Sir Drummond is taking a trip
on the Loch Garth for health
reasons and will remain aboard
ship until it reaches San Fran-
qisco, where he will stay with a
relative for a holiday.
During the voyage to Bermuda
from England Sir Drummond
completed a chapter of a book he
is writing and airmailed it from
the Colony.
"Bermuda has done me good
and I feel much better since arriving. I have been able to have
a good rest," he said.
talkative crested cockatoos sat on
a perch—and said nothing. ' The
Press's previous interview with
them had been unpleasant and
blasphemous, hut mis time the
cockatoos completely, ignored the '
Press. A small knot of grown-ups
stood impatiently at the cage-side
hoping the cockatoos would talk.
One unhappy watcher said:
'Tve been here half an hour; I
came hoping I'd learn something."
But all the cockatoos did was to
give an occasional squawk.
Conlinued on Paf* 12
U.S. NAVY TASK GROUP
ARRIVES AT N.O.B.
The "task group" of 12 ships,
part of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet,
steamed into Bermuda waters at
2.30 p.m. yesterday and anchored
off the U.S. Naval Operating Base.
- On board th* ships were about
3.000 officers an/S men, who were
bent on enjoying some shore leave
after taking part in fleet exercises along the Eastern coast of
America. Included in the force
is an aircraft carrier, the U.S.S.
Mindora, five destroyers, destroyer
escorts and two submarines.
The ships will remain in Bermuda until Monday.
The task force is under the
command of Rear-Admiral T. H.
Robbins junior, U.S. Navy. The
men and officers on board the
ships are all of fee regular U.S.
Navy and are aot on a Reserve
training cruise.
Liberty leave is being given to
the sailors, many of whom caught
their flrst sight ut H*rst.i»